Combinaton coat and trousers hanger.



' J. E. CARROLL. COMBINATION GOAT AND TROUSERS HANGER.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 26, 1910.

. Patented Nov. 15, 1910.

Attorneys JOSEPH E. CARROLL,

0F PORTSMOUTH, OHIO.

COMBINATION GOAT AND TROUSERS HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 15, 1910.

Application filed May 26, 1910. Serial No. 563,577.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH E. CARROLL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Portsmouth, in the county of Scioto and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Combination Coat and Trousers Hanger, of which the following is a specification.

It is the object of this invention to provide, in a single operative device, a means whereby a coat and vest, and a pair of trousers, may be held by and suspended from a single garment-holding structure.

Another object of the invention is to provide a garment-hanger which shall occupy a minimum space when not in use.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a garment-hanger having a spring tongue adapted to engage a pair of trousers, the said spring tongue being mounted and held in place upon the body of the hanger, in a novel and improved manner; novel means being provided for manipulating the said spring to receive the trousers.

Changes, properly falling within the scope of what is claimed, may be made, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings,-Figure 1 is a side elevation, parts being broken away; Fig. 2 is a top plan of a portion of the structure; Fig. 3 is an elevation of the rod whereby the device is suspended; Fig. 4 is a perspective of the element whereby one end of the trousers holder is pivotally held; and Fig. 5 is a perspective showing a modification.

The body of the garment hanger herein disclosed, comprises a pair of diverging, downwardly extended arms 1, united with each other at one end, and at their other ends connected by a cross bar 2. Slidably and rotatably mounted in the arms 1 at their apex, is a rod 3, having at its lower end a rectangularly disposed finger 4, and provided at its upper end with a suspension device, preferably taking the form of a hook 5. The finger 4 is preferably disposed at right angles to the plane of the hook 5, and this finger 4 is adapted to be engaged in the apex 6 defined by the arms 2. Thus, when the garment hanger is suspended, the rod 3 will be held against rotation. By reason of this fact, the hook 5 will be held in proper relation with respect to the body portion of the device, and, moreover, the finger 4 will be prevented from moving about, and marring and injuring the body of the hanger. By reason of the fact that the rod 3 is longitudinally slidable in the arms 1, the rod 3 may be advanced toward the cross bar 2, and thus, when the device is not in use, the same may be positioned to occupy a minimum space.

Disposed longitudinally of the cross bar 2 is a spring 7, preferably taking the form of a resilient plate. One end of this spring plate 7 is secured in place, pivotally, by a bracket, comprising a plate 12, provided upon its lower face, and adjacent its corners, with integrally formed prongs 8. The plate 12 is apertured to receive a securing element- 9, a rivet or the like, this securing element 9 being extended through the plate 12 and through the cross bar 2, to embed the prongs 8 in the cross bar, and to hold the plate 12 in place thereon. Opposite edges of the plate 12 are provided with integrally formed, upstanding arms 10, in which is terminally mounted, a pin 11. At one end of the spring 7 there is a bearing 14, preferably formed by bending the end of the spring, the bearing 14 being adapted to receive the pin 11, whereby one end of the spring may be pivotally supported between the arms 10. Intermediate its ends, the spring 7 is arched away from the cross bar 2, as denoted by the numeral 15. By thus arching the spring plate away from the cross bar, the seams of the trousers, which are thicker than the remaining portions thereof, may be accommodated.

Adjacent the free end of the spring 7, there is an elongated opening 16 in the spring. Mounted for rotation in the cross bar 2, is a latch 18, the same being provided with a transverse head 17. When this head 17 is disposed longitudinally of the cross bar, the head is adapted to move through the opening 16 in the spring 7. By rotating the latch 18, the head 17 may be positioned to extend transversely of the opening 16, and thus the spring 7 may be held in place upon the cross bar 2, at the free end of the said spring.

Sometimes, as shown in Fig. 5, the rod 3 is prolonged, as shown at 19, intermediate the finger 4 and the hook 5. When thus constructed, the rod 3 may be slid longitudinally, to dispose the finger 4, beneath the intermediate portion of the spring 7. When the finger 4 is thus positioned, the operator may grasp the hook 5, and rotate the rod 3,

thus causing the finger 4 to stand substantially at right angles to the plane of the cross bar 2. Thus the intermediate portion of the spring 7 will be lifted away from the cross bar 2 and the trousers may be inserted beneath the spring 7. The rod 3 may then be slid longitudinally, withdrawing the finger 4 from beneath the spring 7, whereupon the spring 7, by its resiliency, will move toward the cross bar 2 and engage the trousers, to hold the same in place. Thus, the rod 3, when modified to the extent indicated in Fig. 5, constitutes, at once, a means for suspending the garment hanger, and, as well, ameans for manipulating the spring 7, to permit the trousers to be inserted beneath the same, without manipulating the latch member 18. Thearching of the spring plate 7, denoted by the numeral 15, in this particular case permits the finger l to be readily inserted between the spring and the cross bar 2, when the device is constructed as shown in Fig. 5.

Obviously, the arms 1 are adapted to receive a coat and vest, while the spring plate 7 constitutes a means for securing a pair of trousers upon the hanger.

A groove 40 may be made in the side of one ofthe arms 1, to receive the end of the hook 5, thus preventing the end-of the hook from catching in garments and the like, when the device is packed in a trunk, the groove also permitting the structure to be more closely telescoped than would be otherwise possible. Moreover, as shown in Fig. 5, when the end of the hook 5 is engagedin the groove 40, the finger & will be held against tilting under the action of the spring stri 7 B referring to Fig. 5 of the drawings, it will be seen that when the finger L is positioned beneath the spring strip 7 the said spring strip obviously serves as a means for holding the rod 3 against sliding movement, and for maintaining the hooked portion 5 of the rod within the groove e0.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. In a garment hanger, a body; a spring secured at its ends to the body; and a member slidably and rotatably mounted in the body and having a finger adapted to be positioned between the spring and the body,

the said member having a suspension device constituting a manually engageable means for rotating the member to cause the finger to lift the spring.

2. In a garment hanger, a body; a spring secured at its ends to the body; and a member slidable and rotatable in the body, and having a finger adapted to be positioneg between the spring and the body, the sai member having a suspension device at one end, constituting a manually engageablb means for rotating the said member to cause the finger to lift the spring; the spring being arched, intermediate its ends, to provide for the insertion of the finger between the spring and the body.

3. In a garment hanger, a body; a rod mounted in the body and having a suspension device at one end; the rod being permanentlysecured in the body for limited sliding movement to position the suspension device in close proximity to the body;

and means for engaging the rod to maintain (II the suspension device in close proximity ,to'

the body.

4. In a garment hanger, a body; a rodmounted in the body and having a suspension device at one end; the rod being permanently secured in the body for limited sliding movement to position the suspen-' sion device in close proximity to the body;

and a spring adapted to engage the rod to.

maintain the suspension device in close proximity to the body.

5. In a garment hanger, a body; a rod mounted in the body and having a suspension device at one end; the rod being permanently secured in the body for limited sliding movement to position the suspension device in close proximity to the'body;

and a spring uponthe body, normally spaced from the rod, the rod being-slidable into engagement with the spring, to maintain the suspension device in close proximity to the body. f f

6. In a garment hanger, a body having a groove in its upper edge; a rod permanently JOSEPH E. CARROLL.

Witnesses:

LENA NICKEL, EDGAR Gr. MILLAR. 

